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Eskow, Karen; Pineles, Lisa; Summers, Jean Ann – Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2011
This study examined the effect of services provided through Maryland's Home and Community-Based Services Medicaid waiver for children with autism on several outcomes related to families, specifically family quality of life (FQoL) and employment. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of the services provided through the Maryland autism…
Descriptors: Autism, Quality of Life, Social Services, Children
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Kromberg, Jennifer; Zwane, Esther; Manga, Prashiela; Venter, Andre; Rosen, Eric; Christianson, Arnold – Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
Childhood disabilities, including intellectual disabilities (ID), are thought to occur in 5-17% of children in developing countries around the world. In order to identify and describe the childhood disabilities occurring in a rural South African population, as well as the context in which they occur, a study was carried out in the Bushbuckridge…
Descriptors: Epilepsy, Mental Retardation, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Quality of Life
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Mannan, Hasheem; Summers, Jean Ann; Turnbull, Ann P.; Poston, Denise J. – Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2006
The authors undertook a review of measures available for assessing outcomes of early childhood services for children with disabilities and their families. With principles of family-centered practice mandating the inclusion of both family and child outcome measures in effective evaluation plans, the review examined measures with established…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Family Programs, Quality of Life, Disabilities